Hospital fights antibiotic resistance with 'handshake stewardship'

April 17 (UPI) -- An antimicrobial stewardship program at Children's Hospital Colorado was shown to be effective at fighting antibiotic resistance.

The program is called handshake stewardship based on the personal contact, trust and sealing deals that society associates with handshakes. The handshake stewardship is different than other programs in that it lacks the restriction and pre-authorization found in other antimicrobial stewardship progr...